| This survey was conducted via an internet poll in which those were 825 entries
which ran for about 3 months. The Toronto based calypso research group, Kaisoca International,
conducted the poll. |
Position | Name | True Name |
| 1. | Mighty Sparrow | Slinger Francisco |
| 2. | Lord Kitchener | Aldwyn Roberts |
| 3. | Roaring Lion | Hubert Raphael Charles |
| 4. | David Rudder | David Michael Rudder |
| 5. | Wilmoth Houdini | Wilmoth Hendricks |
| 6. | Growling Tiger | Neville Marcano |
| 7. | Atilla The Hun | Raymond Quevedo |
| 8. | Black Stalin | Leroy Calliste |
| 9. | Lord Melody | Fitzroy Alexander |
| 10. | Mighty Duke | Kelvin Pope |
| 11. | Mighty Spoiler | Theophilus Phillip |
| 12. | King Radio | Norman Span |
| 13. | Lord Invader | Rupert Grant |
| 14. | Duke of Iron | Cecil Anderson |
| 15. | Cro Cro | Weston Rawlins |
| 16. | Mighty Chalkdust | Hollis Liverpool |
| 17. | Nap Hepburn | Rudolf Nathaniel Hepburn |
| 18. | Lord Cristo | Christopher Laidlaw |
| 19. | Lord Brynner | Kade Simon |
| 20. | Lord Beginner | Egbert Moore |
| 21. | Lord Caresser | Rufus Callender |
| 22. | Mighty Shadow | Winston Bailey |
| 23. | Gypsy | Winston Peters |
| 24. | Lord Executor | Philip Garcia |
| 25. | Calypso Rose | McArthur Lewis |
| 26. | Lord Shorty | Garfield Blackman |
| 27. | Mighty Growler | Errol Duke |
| 28. | Lord Blakie | Carlton Joseph |
| 29. | Lord Nelson | Robert Nelson |
| 30. | Sir Lancelot | Lancelot Pinard |
| 31. | Lord Pretender | Aldric Farrell |
| 32. | Mighty Bomber | Clifton. F. Ryan |
| 33. | Mighty Destroyer | Carl Donald Glasgow |
| 34. | Mighty Killer | Cephas Alexander |
| 35. | Explainer | Winston Henry |
| 36. | Mighty Dougla | Clatis Ali |
| 37. | Maestro | Cecil Hume |
| 38. | Mighty Cypher | Dillary Scott |
| 39. | Mighty Spitfire | Carlton Joseph Gumbs |
| 40. | Lord Shortshirt | McClean Emmanuel |
| 41. | Lord Superior | Andrew Marcano |
| 42. | Lord Valentino | Emrold Phillips |
| 43. | Macbeth | Patrick MacDonald |
| 44. | King Fighter | Shurland Wilson |
| 45. | Mighty Composer | Fred Mitchell |
| 46. | Small Island Pride | Theophilus Woods |
| 47. | Mighty Terror | Fitzgerald Henry |
| 48. | Merchant | Dennis Franklin Williams |
| 49. | Crazy | Edwin Ayoung |
| 50. | Mighty Power | Sonny Francois |
| Top 50 Calypsonians of the 20th Century courtesy of Geroge Maharaj from Kaisoca International. Contact: George Maharaj via email or checkout his website at The Roots Of Calypso that features the history of calypso, George's personal selection of calypsos, his calypso music want list and calypsos he is selling just to name a few items at his website. |